Chuwi Tablet Hi9 Air was officially sold in the United States

April 11 news Chuwi launched Hi 9 Air Android tablet last month and has already opened pre-order in the North American market. Although the tablet PC market has been sluggish in recent years, many OEMs have still not given up on this battle. The Galaxy Tab S3 and iPad Pro have always been the targets of comparison among some start-up manufacturers, and now one of the most promising Chinese manufacturers Chuwi also launched a rival product, Hi9 Air, and has already opened up pre-orders.

Chuwi Hi 9 Air Tablet Booking in the US for Retail Price $240

This Chuwi Hi9 Air tablet is attracting the interests of the customers in North America. MediaTek Helio X20 processor, a resolution of 2560 * 1600 10.1 inches Sharp LCD screen are the highlight of this tablet.

Booking has started

At present, this book has already begun to accept reservations, according to the scheduled time, the most expensive this will be 240 US dollars. The price of 1,500 yuan to buy a 64G storage capacity and 8000mAh battery capacity of the tablet, this price is very reasonable.

Chuwi 9-bit Hi 9 Air uses a resolution of 2560*1600 10.1-inch Sharp LCD screen, the processor uses MediaTek Helio X20 10-core processor, GPU is Mali-T880, 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage, battery capacity up to 8000mAh, also supports 4G communications. As to the system, it is equipped with Android 8.0. The camera has 5 megapixels front lens and 13 megapixels rear lens.

In all respects, this is a product that will be satisfactory. At the same time, according to the online evaluation, its user experience is also very satisfactory, and the cost performance is also very high. In terms of selling price, e-commerce Bannggood is priced at US$233.99, and there will be more price discounts for participating in pre-sales. Except for Hi9 Air, another new product, the Chuwi Hi10 Plus is also going to release too, which is quite anticipated.

Samsung applies folding tablet patent to challenge Apple iPad

April 18 news, according to Forbes magazine reports, South Korean technology giant Samsung has been testing the concept of collapsible display, and now has applied for a patent for a multi-foldable tablet.

According to foreign media reports, South Korea's Samsung Electronics has recently applied for a patent for a collapsible tablet computer it has developed. The patent shows that the android tablet has three screens, one of which is the main screen and the other two are foldable screens. And, the tablet PC screen can perform two completely different folding ways, and different folding methods have corresponding different functions. For example, folding the screen outwards can make the keyboard, and the screen at the top of the home screen can serve as a notification board. The user can also fold all two screens as the cover of the home screen. In addition, there are reports that the tablet also has telephone capabilities. Because the tablet has a folding function, it can effectively overcome the uncomfortable feeling caused by the excessive length and weight of the tablet when making a call.

Patently Mobile, a website that pays special attention to patent applications, believes that this patent shows that Samsung will continue to try different types of screens on mobile devices. The patent shows that multiple different folds provide different functions. For example, the lower flap can act as a large keyboard after folding and the upper flap can serve as a notification bar on the main screen. Or two extra screens fold up to create a smart cover for the home screen.

Interestingly, the patent also briefly mentions the ability to use a tablet to talk in the third way. It is not unheard of to use cell phones in tablets, but this is very rare. To a large extent, this is because huge tablets are too bulky to coordinate with our faces. But this is precisely why foldable technology is so important: mobile phones can become tablets, and tablets can also become mobile phones. And, as Samsung demonstrated in this patent, flexible devices do not have to be folded once. Multiple parts of this device can be flexibly moved to form entirely new form factors.

Samsung is taking this opportunity to challenge Apple’s dominance in the tablet PC market and revive this shrinking market. However, this is of course only a patent, so there is no guarantee that it will become a commodity into the market. For companies, applying for a patent is commonplace, but it does not necessarily turn a patent into a commodity. However, taking into account Samsung's public statement on the development of flexible OLED technology and its launch in 2013 of a very similar tablet, if the tablet is not on the market, it may surprise many people.